Matt Hagee - Love Thy Neighbor

August 3, 2025 | 28:30

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Love Thy Neighbor | August 3, 2025
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  • Pastor matt hagee: in
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  • Pastor matt hagee: in mark 12:30,
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  • Mark 12:30, jesus christ is in jerusalem,
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  • Jesus christ is in jerusalem, just a few days
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  • Just a few days before his arrest,
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  • Before his arrest, before his false prosecution,
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  • Before his false prosecution, his crucifixion.
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  • His crucifixion. and while he's there,
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  • And while he's there, scribes and pharisees are doing
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  • Scribes and pharisees are doing everything that they
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  • Everything that they can to trip him up.
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  • Can to trip him up. they wanna prove that this
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  • They wanna prove that this carpenter from nazareth is no
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  • Carpenter from nazareth is no authorized scholar,
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  • Authorized scholar, that he's not even a real rabbi,
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  • That he's not even a real rabbi, and his disciples who used
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  • And his disciples who used to be fishermen have
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  • To be fishermen have no authority or power
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  • No authority or power or purpose as far as the will
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  • Or purpose as far as the will and the work of god
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  • And the work of god on earth is concerned.
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  • On earth is concerned. so, in an effort
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  • So, in an effort to disqualify him,
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  • To disqualify him, they choose to debate him.
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  • They choose to debate him. and they ask a series of
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  • And they ask a series of "gotcha" questions.
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  • "gotcha" questions. questions that have
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  • Questions that have no win answers.
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  • No win answers. if he says one thing,
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  • If he says one thing, well then he's boxed himself
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  • Well then he's boxed himself in over here,
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  • In over here, and if he says another,
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  • And if he says another, then he's boxed himself
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  • Then he's boxed himself in over there.
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  • In over there. it was a fool's errand,
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  • It was a fool's errand, because not only did jesus
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  • Because not only did jesus know what their purpose
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  • Know what their purpose and intent was,
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  • And intent was, but jesus is the source
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  • But jesus is the source of all truth.
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  • Of all truth. i mean, if you're gonna
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  • I mean, if you're gonna play trivial pursuit,
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  • Play trivial pursuit, don't play with him.
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  • Don't play with him. and so, one of the scribes
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  • And so, one of the scribes and pharisees comes and asks,
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  • And pharisees comes and asks, "is it legal to pay taxes?"
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  • "is it legal to pay taxes?" and this is the conversation
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  • And this is the conversation in which jesus says,
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  • In which jesus says, "pull out money
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  • "pull out money from your pocket and tell me
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  • From your pocket and tell me whose picture you see on it."
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  • Whose picture you see on it." and the pharisee says,
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  • And the pharisee says, "well, that's
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  • "well, that's caesar's picture."
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  • Caesar's picture." he says,
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  • He says, "well, if it's caesar's picture,
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  • "well, if it's caesar's picture, it's caesar's money
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  • It's caesar's money so give it to caesar."
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  • So give it to caesar." and then, the next guy
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  • And then, the next guy comes up and says,
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  • Comes up and says, "hey, what's the greatest
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  • "hey, what's the greatest of all commandments?"
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  • Of all commandments?" and jesus immediately
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  • And jesus immediately answers with deuteronomy 6,
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  • Answers with deuteronomy 6, in which it is said,
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  • In which it is said, "behold o israel,
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  • "behold o israel, the lord our god is one,
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  • The lord our god is one, and you shall love the lord
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  • And you shall love the lord your god with all of your heart,
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  • Your god with all of your heart, with all of your soul,
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  • With all of your soul, with all of your mind,
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  • With all of your mind, and with all of your strength."
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  • And with all of your strength." and then jesus adds
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  • And then jesus adds to the conversation and says,
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  • To the conversation and says, "and you shall love your
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  • "and you shall love your neighbor as yourself."
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  • Neighbor as yourself." he lets him know it's not
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  • He lets him know it's not just enough to be
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  • Just enough to be in love with god,
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  • In love with god, but it's only manifested
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  • But it's only manifested by how you treat others.
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  • By how you treat others. and there's a lot of people in
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  • And there's a lot of people in this world that will claim that
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  • This world that will claim that they love jesus but they don't
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  • They love jesus but they don't treat other people that
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  • Treat other people that jesus loves very well.
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  • Jesus loves very well. the bible says that if we love
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  • The bible says that if we love god and hate our brother,
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  • God and hate our brother, the truth is not in us.
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  • The truth is not in us. and in the end
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  • And in the end of this conversation,
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  • Of this conversation, the attorney agrees with jesus
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  • The attorney agrees with jesus because he's not only
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  • Because he's not only answered correctly,
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  • Answered correctly, but jesus tells the attorney,
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  • But jesus tells the attorney, "you are close
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  • "you are close to the kingdom."
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  • To the kingdom." say that with me,
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  • Say that with me, "you are close to the kingdom."
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  • "you are close to the kingdom." but there's some things you
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  • But there's some things you need to know about his kingdom.
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  • Need to know about his kingdom. it doesn't operate like
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  • It doesn't operate like the world operates.
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  • The world operates. and when you try to function in
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  • And when you try to function in his kingdom in the world's way,
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  • His kingdom in the world's way, you're going to be frustrated
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  • You're going to be frustrated because you're trying to do
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  • Because you're trying to do the right thing the wrong way.
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  • The right thing the wrong way. so, how does
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  • So, how does his kingdom operate.
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  • His kingdom operate. like all kingdoms
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  • Like all kingdoms and foreign lands,
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  • And foreign lands, it requires currency.
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  • It requires currency. and currency is something that
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  • And currency is something that you use in exchange
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  • You use in exchange for something of value.
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  • For something of value. in mark 12:33,
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  • In mark 12:33, jesus settles the debate
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  • Jesus settles the debate about what his kingdom
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  • About what his kingdom will accept as currency
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  • Will accept as currency and it comes down to one word
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  • And it comes down to one word and one word only,
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  • And one word only, and that word is love.
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  • And that word is love. love is the currency
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  • Love is the currency of the kingdom.
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  • Of the kingdom. say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. love is the currency
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  • Love is the currency of the kingdom.
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  • Of the kingdom. consider what the apostle paul
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  • Consider what the apostle paul said in 1 corinthians 13.
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  • Said in 1 corinthians 13. he said,
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  • He said, "if i knew all that
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  • "if i knew all that there was to know,
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  • There was to know, if i could do all
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  • If i could do all that there was to do,
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  • That there was to do, if i could give all that
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  • If i could give all that there was to give,
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  • There was to give, but i do not have love,"
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  • But i do not have love," i'm nothing.
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  • I'm nothing. here, jesus tells the sadducee
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  • Here, jesus tells the sadducee and the pharisee who are asking
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  • And the pharisee who are asking him about the most important
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  • Him about the most important of the commandments.
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  • Of the commandments. he speaks to them and he says,
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  • He speaks to them and he says, "it's exchanged in love."
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  • "it's exchanged in love." "love the lord your god,"
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  • "love the lord your god," and then he lists five accounts.
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  • And then he lists five accounts. he says,
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  • He says, "with all of your heart,
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  • "with all of your heart, with all of your soul,
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  • With all of your soul, with all of your mind,
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  • With all of your mind, with all of your strength,
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  • With all of your strength, and your neighbor as yourself."
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  • And your neighbor as yourself." john told us in 1 john,
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  • John told us in 1 john, "we love god because
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  • "we love god because he first loved us.
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  • He first loved us. and if we say we love him
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  • And if we say we love him and hate our brother,
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  • And hate our brother, the love of god is not in us."
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  • The love of god is not in us." when it comes to this exchange,
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  • When it comes to this exchange, god is not interested
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  • God is not interested in how much you give,
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  • In how much you give, god is not interested
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  • God is not interested in how much you know,
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  • In how much you know, god is not interested in how
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  • God is not interested in how many good deeds
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  • Many good deeds you're willing to do.
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  • You're willing to do. god is interested in how much
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  • God is interested in how much you are willing to sacrifice
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  • You are willing to sacrifice yourself in love for god.
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  • Yourself in love for god. the bible tells us that we are
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  • The bible tells us that we are kings and priests unto god.
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  • Kings and priests unto god. we read that in revelation 1:9,
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  • We read that in revelation 1:9, and we read that
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  • And we read that in the book of 1 peter.
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  • In the book of 1 peter. 1 peter said,
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  • 1 peter said, "you are a royal priesthood,
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  • "you are a royal priesthood, a holy nation."
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  • A holy nation." john, the revelator,
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  • John, the revelator, said in john 1 that christ
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  • Said in john 1 that christ has made us kings
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  • Has made us kings and priests unto god.
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  • And priests unto god. now, the purpose
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  • Now, the purpose of a priest is two fold.
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  • Of a priest is two fold. one, a priest brings
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  • One, a priest brings god's word to people.
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  • God's word to people. but two, a priest in
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  • But two, a priest in the old testament was where
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  • The old testament was where you went for the sacrifices
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  • You went for the sacrifices that needed to be made
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  • That needed to be made in order to appease
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  • In order to appease the law of god.
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  • The law of god. as a royal priesthood,
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  • As a royal priesthood, one of the purposes that
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  • One of the purposes that we have is to bring
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  • We have is to bring god's word to the world.
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  • God's word to the world. but the more difficult part
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  • But the more difficult part of your responsibility
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  • Of your responsibility as a priest unto god
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  • As a priest unto god is not declaring the gospel
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  • Is not declaring the gospel to all of the world.
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  • To all of the world. that's easy.
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  • That's easy. telling people what
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  • Telling people what god has done, that's easy.
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  • God has done, that's easy. the most difficult part
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  • The most difficult part of your responsibility as a part
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  • Of your responsibility as a part of this royal priesthood
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  • Of this royal priesthood is sacrificing unto god
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  • Is sacrificing unto god what he requires.
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  • What he requires. and you say,
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  • And you say, "well, i thought all
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  • "well, i thought all the sacrifices were paid
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  • The sacrifices were paid in jesus christ."
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  • In jesus christ." indeed they were for your sins
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  • Indeed they were for your sins and for your salvation,
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  • And for your salvation, and for your opportunity
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  • And for your opportunity to go boldly into
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  • To go boldly into the presence of the lord.
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  • The presence of the lord. but this is why paul said,
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  • But this is why paul said, "i die daily."
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  • "i die daily." he was saying,
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  • He was saying, "it's my responsibility
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  • "it's my responsibility to kill my flesh in love
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  • To kill my flesh in love so that my will
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  • So that my will does not be accomplished,
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  • Does not be accomplished, but his will be done.
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  • [applause]
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  • This is what it means
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  • This is what it means to love the lord,
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  • To love the lord, your god,
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  • Your god, with all of your heart,
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  • With all of your heart, with all of your soul,
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  • With all of your soul, and with all
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  • And with all of your strength.
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  • Of your strength. in the bible, we're called
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  • In the bible, we're called the bride of christ.
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  • The bride of christ. it's one of the word pictures
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  • It's one of the word pictures that paints the relationship
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  • That paints the relationship that the church has with jesus.
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  • That the church has with jesus. and one of the challenges
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  • And one of the challenges that we face in this world that
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  • That we face in this world that we live is having
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  • We live is having the boldness to tell the world
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  • The boldness to tell the world about how we feel about
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  • About how we feel about our lord and savior.
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  • Our lord and savior. you see it all the time.
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  • You see it all the time. people come up and they ask you,
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  • People come up and they ask you, "are you a christian?"
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  • "are you a christian?" "well..."
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  • "well..." let's just stay with
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  • Let's just stay with this picture of the bride.
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  • This picture of the bride. how many of you are married?
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  • How many of you are married? okay, we're sure, right?
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  • [laughter]
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  • What if you went somewhere
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  • What if you went somewhere with your spouse
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  • With your spouse and somebody asked her,
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  • And somebody asked her, "are you two married?"
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  • "are you two married?" and she went, "well...
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  • [laughter]
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  • I don't wanna offend,
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  • I don't wanna offend, but we've been together
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  • But we've been together for a long time.
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  • For a long time. he's there for me,
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  • He's there for me, he walks with me,
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  • He walks with me, he talks with me,
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  • He talks with me, he tells me i'm his own.
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  • [laughter]
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  • But if you know someone else
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  • But if you know someone else that you'd rather be with,
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  • That you'd rather be with, i don't wanna judge you
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  • I don't wanna judge you for being you."
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  • For being you." i don't know about you,
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  • I don't know about you, but that wouldn't
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  • But that wouldn't fly too far with me.
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  • Fly too far with me. how do you think jesus feels
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  • How do you think jesus feels when he sees somebody ask you,
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  • When he sees somebody ask you, "are you a believer in christ?"
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  • "are you a believer in christ?" "well...
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  • "well... i wanna be sensitive and answer
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  • I wanna be sensitive and answer this in a proper, appropriate,
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  • This in a proper, appropriate, politically correct way.
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  • Politically correct way. i wanna do all that i can
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  • I wanna do all that i can to be non-offensive to everyone
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  • To be non-offensive to everyone who's offended about everything
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  • Who's offended about everything that's offensive anyway."
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  • That's offensive anyway." no.
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  • No. when you love the lord,
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  • When you love the lord, you're not concerned about
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  • You're not concerned about who it offends to let them
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  • Who it offends to let them know how you feel about jesus.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Love is the currency
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  • Love is the currency of this kingdom,
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  • Of this kingdom, and the thing that
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  • And the thing that you are to use the currency
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  • You are to use the currency for is to win the lost,
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  • For is to win the lost, to win souls.
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  • To win souls. because the most valuable
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  • Because the most valuable thing in god's eyes is a soul.
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  • Thing in god's eyes is a soul. this is why jesus put into
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  • This is why jesus put into the scales all the wealth
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  • The scales all the wealth of the world,
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  • Of the world, and he said,
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  • And he said, "what would it profit a man
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  • "what would it profit a man if he gained the whole world
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  • If he gained the whole world and loses his soul?"
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  • And loses his soul?" so, when you have
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  • So, when you have kingdom currency,
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  • Kingdom currency, the thing that you are to be
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  • The thing that you are to be acquiring with it is someone
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  • Acquiring with it is someone who needs jesus,
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  • Who needs jesus, which i hate to offend
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  • Which i hate to offend some of you, not really.
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  • [laughter]
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  • But if everybody you know
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  • But if everybody you know already knows jesus,
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  • Already knows jesus, you need to go find
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  • You need to go find somebody who doesn't.
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  • [applause]
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  • "well all of my friends
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  • "well all of my friends are already saved."
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  • Are already saved." you're hanging around
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  • You're hanging around too many christians.
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  • Too many christians. go find you a sinner.
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  • [laughter]
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  • Because the most valuable
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  • Because the most valuable thing that there is in
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  • Thing that there is in this world is a soul.
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  • This world is a soul. and when it comes
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  • And when it comes to acquiring the soul,
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  • To acquiring the soul, that's the work
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  • That's the work of the holy spirit
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  • Of the holy spirit and the blood of the lamb,
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  • And the blood of the lamb, but your job is to exchange
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  • But your job is to exchange this love so that they can feel
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  • This love so that they can feel from you what jesus
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  • From you what jesus did for them.
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  • Did for them. the currency of the kingdom
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  • The currency of the kingdom has accounts and it's important
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  • Has accounts and it's important that you're willing
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  • That you're willing to make a deposit
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  • To make a deposit in these accounts.
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  • In these accounts. the first account that
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  • The first account that we're given is that
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  • We're given is that you are to love the lord,
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  • You are to love the lord, your god,
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  • Your god, with all of your heart.
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  • With all of your heart. and the bible tells us
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  • And the bible tells us very clearly that where
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  • Very clearly that where a man's treasure is,
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  • A man's treasure is, there his heart will be also.
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  • There his heart will be also. you don't have to wonder
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  • You don't have to wonder what somebody treasures,
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  • What somebody treasures, all you have to do is watch
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  • All you have to do is watch how they treat things
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  • How they treat things and they'll tell you
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  • And they'll tell you what they treasure.
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  • What they treasure. i know some people that
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  • I know some people that treasure their vehicles.
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  • Treasure their vehicles. they rub their vehicles.
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  • They rub their vehicles. they talk to their vehicles.
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  • They talk to their vehicles. they cover up their
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  • They cover up their vehicles at night.
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  • Vehicles at night. i know some people
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  • I know some people that treasure their pets.
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  • That treasure their pets. they rub their pets.
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  • They rub their pets. they talk to their pets.
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  • They talk to their pets. they cover up their
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  • They cover up their pets at night.
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  • Pets at night. some of them let them dogs sleep
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  • Some of them let them dogs sleep in the bed with them.
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  • [laughter]y to breakthrough
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  • Isn't something new,
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  • But something basic?
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  • Are you relentless
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  • In your pursuit of christ?
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  • Are you constantly
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  • Looking for ways to build
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  • A stronger
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  • Relationship with him?
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  • What if we started
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  • Making our day to day
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  • Faith much simpler?
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  • Read the word.
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  • Believe the word.
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  • Apply the word.
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  • It's time to get back
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  • To the basics.
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  • Christianity 101.
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  • That's why
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  • We want to invite you
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  • On a journey
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  • Back to the basics,
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  • With your gift of any amount
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  • You'll receive.
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  • By pastor matt hagee.
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  • A powerful resource
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  • To renew your mind
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  • And strengthen
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  • Your walk with christ.
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  • And when you give $175
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  • Or more, we█ll bless you
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  • By pastor john hagee.
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  • Visit
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  • Jhm.org/basics
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  • Or call the number
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  • On your screen.
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  • Get back to the basics
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  • And watch god move
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  • Mountains in your life.
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  • [laughter]
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  • You don't have to wonder
  • 00:12:13.960 --> 00:12:14.661
  • You don't have to wonder what you treasure,
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  • What you treasure, just watch people
  • 00:12:15.395 --> 00:12:17.097
  • Just watch people and they'll tell you
  • 00:12:17.164 --> 00:12:17.664
  • And they'll tell you what they treasure.
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  • What they treasure. some people treasure
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  • Some people treasure their money.
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  • Their money. some people treasure
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  • Some people treasure their family.
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  • Their family. if you're like me,
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  • If you're like me, you treasure relationships
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  • You treasure relationships with people you love.
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  • With people you love. but the question is
  • 00:12:34.548 --> 00:12:35.282
  • But the question is if that's where your heart is,
  • 00:12:35.348 --> 00:12:36.750
  • If that's where your heart is, how do you give that to god?
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  • How do you give that to god? and the answer is by submitting
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  • And the answer is by submitting your will to his.
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  • Your will to his. if you love money and you love
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  • If you love money and you love the lord with all of your heart,
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  • The lord with all of your heart, you read what the bible
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  • You read what the bible says about giving,
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  • Says about giving, and you give cheerfully.
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  • And you give cheerfully. why?
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  • Why? because the bible says if
  • 00:12:52.666 --> 00:12:53.300
  • Because the bible says if you're not obedient in giving,
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  • You're not obedient in giving, you're cursed with a curse.
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  • You're cursed with a curse. if you love possessions,
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  • If you love possessions, you'd gladly give those
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  • You'd gladly give those possessions to god.
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  • Possessions to god. why?
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  • Why? because he's the one
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  • Because he's the one who gave them to you.
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  • Who gave them to you. every good and perfect
  • 00:13:05.912 --> 00:13:06.713
  • Every good and perfect gift comes from above.
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  • Gift comes from above. and if you love relationships
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  • And if you love relationships and you love your family,
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  • And you love your family, then you give your family,
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  • Then you give your family, you give your household
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  • You give your household to the lord that he would
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  • To the lord that he would use it for his glory,
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  • Use it for his glory, and his will be done
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  • And his will be done and not yours.
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  • [applause]
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  • And you say,
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  • And you say, "how does that work?"
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  • "how does that work?" look at what abraham did.
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  • Look at what abraham did. he was willing to lay isaac down
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  • He was willing to lay isaac down because the lord asked him to.
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  • Because the lord asked him to. god said of abraham,
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  • God said of abraham, the reason why he chose him
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  • The reason why he chose him is because he knew that abraham
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  • Is because he knew that abraham would train his descendants
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  • Would train his descendants to honor the lord.
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  • To honor the lord. consider joshua
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  • Consider joshua in his generation.
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  • In his generation. what did he proclaim?
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  • What did he proclaim? "as for me and my house,
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  • "as for me and my house, we will serve the lord."
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  • We will serve the lord." look at the impact
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  • Look at the impact that the woman, hannah,
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  • That the woman, hannah, had on the nation of israel
  • 00:13:52.459 --> 00:13:54.027
  • Had on the nation of israel when she went to the house
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  • When she went to the house of the lord seeking god
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  • Of the lord seeking god to intervene in her life
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  • To intervene in her life and give her a child.
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  • And give her a child. and she prayed and made
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  • And she prayed and made and oath to god that
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  • And oath to god that if god would give her
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  • If god would give her the blessing of a baby boy,
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  • The blessing of a baby boy, she would give that boy back
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  • She would give that boy back to god all the days of his life.
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  • To god all the days of his life. the son that god gave her
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  • The son that god gave her was named samuel.
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  • Was named samuel. samuel is the prophet
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  • Samuel is the prophet that brought the word
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  • That brought the word of god back to israel.
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  • Of god back to israel. samuel is the man that god told
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  • Samuel is the man that god told to anoint king david.
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  • To anoint king david. samuel served the lord
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  • Samuel served the lord as hannah said,
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  • As hannah said, all the days of his life.
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  • All the days of his life. but it was because hannah was
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  • But it was because hannah was willing to make the sacrifice in
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  • Willing to make the sacrifice in love that god was able to use
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  • Love that god was able to use samuel to change the nation.
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  • Samuel to change the nation. here's the question,
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  • Here's the question, if you love your family
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  • If you love your family and you treasure them,
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  • And you treasure them, what are you doing with
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  • What are you doing with your family for the kingdom?
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  • Your family for the kingdom? dad, are you training up a child
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  • Dad, are you training up a child in the way they should go?
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  • In the way they should go? or are you letting the world
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  • Or are you letting the world shape their point of view?
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  • Shape their point of view? mom, are you showing
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  • Mom, are you showing your daughter what
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  • Your daughter what a wonderful blessing a home
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  • A wonderful blessing a home and a marriage is?
  • 00:14:52.085 --> 00:14:53.086
  • And a marriage is? or are you telling her that
  • 00:14:53.153 --> 00:14:54.287
  • Or are you telling her that the bonds of holy matrimony are
  • 00:14:54.354 --> 00:14:55.956
  • The bonds of holy matrimony are greater than what you can bear?
  • 00:14:56.022 --> 00:14:58.358
  • Greater than what you can bear? are you letting the teacher
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  • Are you letting the teacher in the public school class shape
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  • In the public school class shape the view of your child?
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  • The view of your child? or are you using god's
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  • Or are you using god's word like a chisel
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  • Word like a chisel in your hand to shape them
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  • In your hand to shape them and show them what
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  • And show them what the word of god says?
  • 00:15:07.934 --> 00:15:10.770
  • The word of god says? people say,
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  • People say, "that takes a lot of time."
  • 00:15:11.504 --> 00:15:12.272
  • "that takes a lot of time." no, it takes a whole
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  • No, it takes a whole lot of time.
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  • Lot of time. every minute you've got.
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  • Every minute you've got. "that takes a lot of effort."
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  • "that takes a lot of effort." no, it takes every ounce
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  • No, it takes every ounce of strength that you've got.
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  • Of strength that you've got. "it takes a lot of investment."
  • 00:15:22.182 --> 00:15:23.583
  • "it takes a lot of investment." no, it takes every dime
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  • No, it takes every dime you're ever going to make.
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  • You're ever going to make. kids are the most expensive
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  • Kids are the most expensive thing you'll ever have.
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  • [applause]
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  • But they're the greatest
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  • But they're the greatest return on investment
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  • Return on investment that you will ever make.
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  • [applause]
  • 00:15:39.733 --> 00:15:46.439
  • For psalms 120:8 says,
  • 00:15:46.940 --> 00:15:48.074
  • For psalms 120:8 says, "the man who fears the lord,
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  • "the man who fears the lord, god will bless you out
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  • God will bless you out of zion and you will see your
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  • Of zion and you will see your children and your
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  • Children and your children's children."
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  • Children's children." when you give your family
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  • When you give your family to god,
  • 00:15:58.251 --> 00:15:58.852
  • To god, it pays off for generations.
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  • It pays off for generations. some people treasure their time.
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  • Some people treasure their time. and time is a good
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  • And time is a good thing to treasure.
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  • Thing to treasure. that's why the bible says,
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  • That's why the bible says, "redeem the time."
  • 00:16:08.995 --> 00:16:11.898
  • "redeem the time." when you redeem time,
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  • When you redeem time, it means that
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  • It means that you don't waste it.
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  • You don't waste it. one thing about time is you're
  • 00:16:20.206 --> 00:16:21.274
  • One thing about time is you're never gonna make any more of it,
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  • Never gonna make any more of it, and you're losing it every day.
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  • And you're losing it every day. but people say,
  • 00:16:28.415 --> 00:16:28.915
  • But people say, "how can i give god my time?"
  • 00:16:28.982 --> 00:16:32.018
  • "how can i give god my time?" if you sacrifice it in love,
  • 00:16:32.085 --> 00:16:33.686
  • If you sacrifice it in love, it becomes kingdom currency.
  • 00:16:33.753 --> 00:16:36.790
  • It becomes kingdom currency. you see,
  • 00:16:36.856 --> 00:16:37.257
  • You see, when you exchange with god
  • 00:16:37.323 --> 00:16:38.825
  • When you exchange with god in kingdom currency
  • 00:16:38.892 --> 00:16:39.993
  • In kingdom currency and you sacrifice out of love,
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  • And you sacrifice out of love, whatever you treasure
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  • Whatever you treasure in your heart,
  • 00:16:43.329 --> 00:16:44.197
  • In your heart, god will give back
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  • God will give back to you pressed down,
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  • To you pressed down, shaken together,
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  • Shaken together, and running over.
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  • [applause]
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  • You love the lord your god
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  • You love the lord your god with all of your heart,
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  • With all of your heart, you love him with
  • 00:16:58.411 --> 00:16:59.012
  • You love him with all of your soul.
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  • All of your soul. what's the soul?
  • 00:17:00.380 --> 00:17:02.215
  • What's the soul? the soul is what
  • 00:17:02.282 --> 00:17:03.216
  • The soul is what i call the middle man.
  • 00:17:03.283 --> 00:17:05.952
  • I call the middle man. now, there are hours
  • 00:17:06.019 --> 00:17:06.820
  • Now, there are hours of discussion that can
  • 00:17:06.886 --> 00:17:07.720
  • Of discussion that can be taught on this topic,
  • 00:17:07.787 --> 00:17:09.089
  • Be taught on this topic, but here it is in
  • 00:17:09.155 --> 00:17:09.889
  • But here it is in a very short synopsis.
  • 00:17:09.956 --> 00:17:11.224
  • A very short synopsis. you are a triune being
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  • You are a triune being just like god,
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  • Just like god, created in his image.
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  • Created in his image. god is father, son,
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  • God is father, son, and holy spirit.
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  • And holy spirit. you are spirit,
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  • You are spirit, soul, and flesh.
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  • Soul, and flesh. now, the spirit man is the part
  • 00:17:24.337 --> 00:17:26.139
  • Now, the spirit man is the part of you that is born of god.
  • 00:17:26.206 --> 00:17:28.908
  • Of you that is born of god. when you read in the bible that
  • 00:17:28.975 --> 00:17:30.243
  • When you read in the bible that we were dead in our sins,
  • 00:17:30.310 --> 00:17:32.011
  • We were dead in our sins, the part of us
  • 00:17:32.078 --> 00:17:32.912
  • The part of us that was dead was
  • 00:17:32.979 --> 00:17:33.880
  • That was dead was the spiritual man,
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  • The spiritual man, and jesus brought that
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  • And jesus brought that man back to life whenever
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  • Man back to life whenever he redeemed us with his blood.
  • 00:17:38.218 --> 00:17:41.154
  • He redeemed us with his blood. now, your flesh is
  • 00:17:41.221 --> 00:17:42.555
  • Now, your flesh is the fallen and corrupt man.
  • 00:17:42.622 --> 00:17:45.592
  • The fallen and corrupt man. and this is why you read
  • 00:17:45.658 --> 00:17:46.726
  • And this is why you read in the bible that the carnal
  • 00:17:46.793 --> 00:17:48.061
  • In the bible that the carnal mind is at enmity with god.
  • 00:17:48.128 --> 00:17:51.631
  • Mind is at enmity with god. your flesh will always
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  • Your flesh will always try to refute,
  • 00:17:53.500 --> 00:17:55.435
  • Try to refute, and argue,
  • 00:17:55.502 --> 00:17:56.369
  • And argue, and doubt god's word,
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  • And doubt god's word, and do everything
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  • And do everything it can to disobey it.
  • 00:17:58.705 --> 00:18:00.006
  • It can to disobey it. your flesh is the part of you
  • 00:18:00.073 --> 00:18:01.608
  • Your flesh is the part of you that likes comfort, amen.
  • 00:18:01.674 --> 00:18:07.380
  • That likes comfort, amen. but then there's the soul,
  • 00:18:07.447 --> 00:18:09.215
  • But then there's the soul, and the soul is
  • 00:18:09.282 --> 00:18:10.083
  • And the soul is the man in the middle.
  • 00:18:10.150 --> 00:18:11.985
  • The man in the middle. the soul is the one that
  • 00:18:12.051 --> 00:18:13.119
  • The soul is the one that if he submits to god
  • 00:18:13.186 --> 00:18:14.320
  • If he submits to god and resists the devil,
  • 00:18:14.387 --> 00:18:15.288
  • And resists the devil, the devil will
  • 00:18:15.355 --> 00:18:15.922
  • The devil will flee from him.
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  • Flee from him. and likewise,
  • 00:18:16.689 --> 00:18:17.957
  • And likewise, if he gives into the flesh,
  • 00:18:18.024 --> 00:18:19.559
  • If he gives into the flesh, then he sows corruption
  • 00:18:19.626 --> 00:18:20.960
  • Then he sows corruption back into himself.
  • 00:18:21.027 --> 00:18:23.830
  • Back into himself. and whether or not you know it,
  • 00:18:23.897 --> 00:18:25.031
  • And whether or not you know it, you've been watching this
  • 00:18:25.098 --> 00:18:26.499
  • You've been watching this doctrinally play out in
  • 00:18:26.566 --> 00:18:28.334
  • Doctrinally play out in tom and jerry cartoons
  • 00:18:28.401 --> 00:18:29.202
  • Tom and jerry cartoons all of your life.
  • 00:18:29.269 --> 00:18:31.437
  • All of your life. you remember the little devil
  • 00:18:31.504 --> 00:18:32.405
  • You remember the little devil that used to come up on tom's
  • 00:18:32.472 --> 00:18:33.540
  • That used to come up on tom's shoulder and say, "eat jerry"?
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  • Shoulder and say, "eat jerry"? and the angel would say,
  • 00:18:36.176 --> 00:18:36.876
  • And the angel would say, "don't eat jerry."
  • 00:18:36.943 --> 00:18:39.045
  • "don't eat jerry." and tom's in the middle going,
  • 00:18:39.112 --> 00:18:40.013
  • And tom's in the middle going, "eat him, don't eat him.
  • 00:18:40.079 --> 00:18:40.813
  • "eat him, don't eat him. eat him, don't eat him."
  • 00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:43.249
  • Eat him, don't eat him." this is the same thing
  • 00:18:43.316 --> 00:18:44.184
  • This is the same thing that happens in your life
  • 00:18:44.250 --> 00:18:45.552
  • That happens in your life with decisions that you make.
  • 00:18:45.618 --> 00:18:47.854
  • With decisions that you make. the spiritual man is saying,
  • 00:18:47.921 --> 00:18:49.422
  • The spiritual man is saying, "submit to god.
  • 00:18:49.489 --> 00:18:50.557
  • "submit to god. obey his word.
  • 00:18:50.623 --> 00:18:51.724
  • Obey his word. do what he commands."
  • 00:18:51.791 --> 00:18:52.926
  • Do what he commands." the flesh man is saying,
  • 00:18:52.992 --> 00:18:54.093
  • The flesh man is saying, "well, if you understood
  • 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:55.895
  • "well, if you understood everything that
  • 00:18:55.962 --> 00:18:56.763
  • Everything that you've been through,
  • 00:18:56.829 --> 00:18:57.330
  • You've been through, you have an excuse why
  • 00:18:57.397 --> 00:18:58.364
  • You have an excuse why you can break this rule."
  • 00:18:58.431 --> 00:19:02.302
  • You can break this rule." and when you love
  • 00:19:02.368 --> 00:19:02.969
  • And when you love the lord your god
  • 00:19:03.036 --> 00:19:03.536
  • The lord your god with all of your soul,
  • 00:19:03.603 --> 00:19:04.704
  • With all of your soul, there's no debate.
  • 00:19:04.771 --> 00:19:07.574
  • There's no debate. you tell the flesh
  • 00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:08.875
  • You tell the flesh you're crucified.
  • 00:19:08.942 --> 00:19:11.477
  • You're crucified. this is why paul said,
  • 00:19:11.544 --> 00:19:12.345
  • This is why paul said, "i am crucified with christ.
  • 00:19:12.412 --> 00:19:14.414
  • "i am crucified with christ. i no longer live
  • 00:19:14.480 --> 00:19:15.648
  • I no longer live but it is the spirit
  • 00:19:15.715 --> 00:19:16.549
  • But it is the spirit of god that lives in me."
  • 00:19:16.616 --> 00:19:19.919
  • Of god that lives in me." now, here's the thing
  • 00:19:19.986 --> 00:19:20.553
  • Now, here's the thing about this crucifixion,
  • 00:19:20.620 --> 00:19:22.655
  • About this crucifixion, nobody does it for you.
  • 00:19:22.722 --> 00:19:26.025
  • Nobody does it for you. you have to crucify yourself.
  • 00:19:26.092 --> 00:19:29.562
  • You have to crucify yourself. that's why jesus said,
  • 00:19:29.629 --> 00:19:30.496
  • That's why jesus said, "if any man comes after me,
  • 00:19:30.563 --> 00:19:31.664
  • "if any man comes after me, let him lay down his life,
  • 00:19:31.731 --> 00:19:33.700
  • Let him lay down his life, take up his cross,
  • 00:19:33.766 --> 00:19:35.835
  • Take up his cross, and follow me."
  • 00:19:35.902 --> 00:19:37.770
  • And follow me." i know lots of people
  • 00:19:37.837 --> 00:19:38.671
  • I know lots of people that keep asking god,
  • 00:19:38.738 --> 00:19:40.139
  • That keep asking god, "crucify my flesh,
  • 00:19:40.206 --> 00:19:41.107
  • "crucify my flesh, crucify my flesh,
  • 00:19:41.174 --> 00:19:42.442
  • Crucify my flesh, crucify my flesh."
  • 00:19:42.508 --> 00:19:43.476
  • Crucify my flesh." hey, you are never going
  • 00:19:43.543 --> 00:19:45.812
  • Hey, you are never going to get somebody else
  • 00:19:45.878 --> 00:19:46.813
  • To get somebody else to crucify your flesh,
  • 00:19:46.879 --> 00:19:48.281
  • To crucify your flesh, it's your job to execute that.
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  • [applause]
  • 00:19:51.618 --> 00:19:56.756
  • So, when you love the lord,
  • 00:19:57.257 --> 00:19:57.890
  • So, when you love the lord, your god,
  • 00:19:57.957 --> 00:19:58.491
  • Your god, with all of your soul,
  • 00:19:58.558 --> 00:20:00.627
  • With all of your soul, the man in the middle
  • 00:20:00.693 --> 00:20:01.461
  • The man in the middle always goes
  • 00:20:01.527 --> 00:20:02.262
  • Always goes with the holy spirit.
  • 00:20:02.328 --> 00:20:04.497
  • With the holy spirit. when you love the lord your god
  • 00:20:04.564 --> 00:20:05.565
  • When you love the lord your god with all of your soul,
  • 00:20:05.632 --> 00:20:06.833
  • With all of your soul, you know that man shall not
  • 00:20:06.899 --> 00:20:08.134
  • You know that man shall not live by bread alone
  • 00:20:08.201 --> 00:20:09.102
  • Live by bread alone but by every word the proceeds
  • 00:20:09.168 --> 00:20:10.336
  • But by every word the proceeds out of the mouth of god.
  • 00:20:10.403 --> 00:20:12.305
  • Out of the mouth of god. when you love the lord
  • 00:20:12.372 --> 00:20:13.006
  • When you love the lord your god with all of your soul,
  • 00:20:13.072 --> 00:20:14.641
  • Your god with all of your soul, you offer him a sacrifice
  • 00:20:14.707 --> 00:20:16.342
  • You offer him a sacrifice of praise with your whole heart,
  • 00:20:16.409 --> 00:20:18.778
  • Of praise with your whole heart, and you know that in his
  • 00:20:18.845 --> 00:20:19.812
  • And you know that in his presence is the fullness of joy.
  • 00:20:19.879 --> 00:20:22.615
  • Presence is the fullness of joy. the next account that
  • 00:20:22.682 --> 00:20:23.650
  • The next account that we're supposed to love
  • 00:20:23.716 --> 00:20:24.751
  • We're supposed to love the lord in is our mind.
  • 00:20:24.817 --> 00:20:27.086
  • The lord in is our mind. the mind is the battlefield
  • 00:20:27.153 --> 00:20:28.388
  • The mind is the battlefield of spiritual warfare.
  • 00:20:28.454 --> 00:20:30.423
  • Of spiritual warfare. in 1 corinthians,
  • 00:20:30.490 --> 00:20:32.091
  • In 1 corinthians, it tells us that our weapons
  • 00:20:32.158 --> 00:20:33.026
  • It tells us that our weapons are not carnal,
  • 00:20:33.092 --> 00:20:33.793
  • Are not carnal, but they're mighty
  • 00:20:33.860 --> 00:20:34.460
  • But they're mighty for the pulling down
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  • For the pulling down of strongholds and everything
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  • Of strongholds and everything that exalts itself against
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  • That exalts itself against the knowledge of god.
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  • The knowledge of god. and here in this battlefield
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  • And here in this battlefield of the mind,
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  • Of the mind, what you have to understand
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  • What you have to understand is that god wants you
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  • Is that god wants you to have an open mind to what
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  • To have an open mind to what his word promises,
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  • His word promises, and the devil wants you
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  • And the devil wants you to have a divided mind.
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  • To have a divided mind. have you ever heard somebody
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  • Have you ever heard somebody describe someone
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  • Describe someone as close-minded?
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  • As close-minded? what they're saying is
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  • What they're saying is there's no space
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  • There's no space for a new thought.
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  • For a new thought. and many times,
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  • And many times, god's kids get close-minded
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  • God's kids get close-minded because they would rather cling
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  • Because they would rather cling to what they've heard
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  • To what they've heard than read what he said.
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  • Than read what he said. and the devil is the one
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  • And the devil is the one who's laughing the whole time
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  • Who's laughing the whole time because he knows that
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  • Because he knows that if he can get you
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  • If he can get you to doubt god's word,
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  • To doubt god's word, then he can keep that word
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  • Then he can keep that word from being a blessing
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  • From being a blessing in your life.
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  • In your life. so whenever the devil tries
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  • So whenever the devil tries to divide your mind,
  • 00:21:25.812 --> 00:21:27.313
  • To divide your mind, the bible says that you can go
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  • The bible says that you can go into heavenly places
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  • Into heavenly places and pull down
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  • And pull down those strongholds.
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  • Those strongholds. it's like ripping the dark
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  • It's like ripping the dark curtains off of a window.
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  • Curtains off of a window. the second you pull it down,
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  • The second you pull it down, the light shines in.
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  • The light shines in. when you love the lord your god
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  • When you love the lord your god with all of your mind,
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  • With all of your mind, what you read in his word,
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  • What you read in his word, you believe to be true.
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  • You believe to be true. i hear people who profess to be
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  • I hear people who profess to be christians say all the time,
  • 00:21:49.602 --> 00:21:51.070
  • Christians say all the time, "well, i believe parts
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  • "well, i believe parts of the bible."
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  • Of the bible." it's either all true
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  • It's either all true or none of it's true.
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  • [applause]
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  • I say this is in closing.
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  • I say this is in closing. the fourth account is that you
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  • The fourth account is that you love the lord
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  • Love the lord with all of your strength.
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  • With all of your strength. and your strength is
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  • And your strength is a talent that god gave you.
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  • A talent that god gave you. your strength is nothing
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  • Your strength is nothing that you did to earn,
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  • That you did to earn, it's just something that
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  • It's just something that he decided to bless you with.
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  • He decided to bless you with. and what you need to know is
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  • And what you need to know is no matter what that strength is,
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  • No matter what that strength is, he has a purpose for it.
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  • He has a purpose for it. don't let other people
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  • Don't let other people talk you out of it.
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  • Talk you out of it. i've seen god do too much
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  • I've seen god do too much with people who were
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  • With people who were willing to say "yes,"
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  • Willing to say "yes," even if in church we've
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  • Even if in church we've decided the usable strengths
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  • Decided the usable strengths versus the unusable strengths.
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  • Versus the unusable strengths. the reason that
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  • The reason that cornerstone church
  • 00:22:52.565 --> 00:22:53.199
  • Cornerstone church has the ministry that it has,
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  • Has the ministry that it has, the impact that it has,
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  • The impact that it has, not just here
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  • Not just here but all over the world,
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  • But all over the world, is because individuals
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  • Is because individuals were willing to love the lord
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  • Were willing to love the lord their god with all
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  • Their god with all of their strength.
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  • Of their strength. i could tell you story after
  • 00:23:07.413 --> 00:23:08.748
  • I could tell you story after story for years about people
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  • Story for years about people who just showed up here
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  • Who just showed up here and just said,
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  • And just said, "pastor, i wanna help.
  • 00:23:15.521 --> 00:23:19.258
  • "pastor, i wanna help. and i'll mow the lawn."
  • 00:23:19.325 --> 00:23:21.561
  • And i'll mow the lawn." and the church grew.
  • 00:23:21.627 --> 00:23:23.429
  • And the church grew. "and i'll bake cookies,"
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  • "and i'll bake cookies," and the church grew.
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  • And the church grew. i can tell you about men whose
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  • I can tell you about men whose strength is car mechanics.
  • 00:23:29.469 --> 00:23:33.473
  • Strength is car mechanics. and you say,
  • 00:23:33.539 --> 00:23:33.973
  • And you say, "well, what's that
  • 00:23:34.040 --> 00:23:34.574
  • "well, what's that got to do with church?"
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  • Got to do with church?" well, when those men
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  • Well, when those men get together
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  • Get together and they go change oil
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  • And they go change oil for single moms who can't
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  • For single moms who can't afford an oil change,
  • 00:23:39.846 --> 00:23:43.683
  • Afford an oil change, they're ministering.
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  • They're ministering. i know ladies
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  • I know ladies with beautician's licenses.
  • 00:23:46.886 --> 00:23:49.689
  • With beautician's licenses. they've got great salons.
  • 00:23:49.755 --> 00:23:53.593
  • They've got great salons. and you say,
  • 00:23:53.659 --> 00:23:54.093
  • And you say, "well, what's that
  • 00:23:54.160 --> 00:23:54.694
  • "well, what's that got to do with church?"
  • 00:23:54.760 --> 00:23:55.261
  • Got to do with church?" well, when they're cutting
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  • Well, when they're cutting the hair of kids that wanna
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  • The hair of kids that wanna get a nice haircut
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  • Get a nice haircut before they go back to school
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  • Before they go back to school but they can't afford it,
  • 00:24:01.067 --> 00:24:02.468
  • But they can't afford it, and the church shows up
  • 00:24:02.535 --> 00:24:03.569
  • And the church shows up and does it,
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  • And does it, they're ministering.
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  • [applause]
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  • We've had a missionary
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  • We've had a missionary in mexico for more
  • 00:24:17.350 --> 00:24:18.951
  • In mexico for more than 50 years.
  • 00:24:19.018 --> 00:24:21.387
  • Than 50 years. fifty years after
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  • Fifty years after he's been down there,
  • 00:24:22.355 --> 00:24:23.122
  • He's been down there, his spanish is still bad.
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  • [laughter]
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  • But do you know what god
  • 00:24:30.596 --> 00:24:31.330
  • But do you know what god gave him an ability to do?
  • 00:24:31.397 --> 00:24:34.033
  • Gave him an ability to do? coach football.
  • 00:24:34.100 --> 00:24:36.669
  • Coach football. and when he went down
  • 00:24:36.736 --> 00:24:37.436
  • And when he went down to ciudad victoria, mexico
  • 00:24:37.503 --> 00:24:39.305
  • To ciudad victoria, mexico and found out that the
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  • And found out that the university was looking
  • 00:24:40.106 --> 00:24:41.007
  • University was looking for a football coach,
  • 00:24:41.073 --> 00:24:42.275
  • For a football coach, he volunteered.
  • 00:24:42.341 --> 00:24:44.443
  • He volunteered. decades later,
  • 00:24:44.510 --> 00:24:45.878
  • Decades later, he's still the coach
  • 00:24:45.945 --> 00:24:47.947
  • He's still the coach and his church is full
  • 00:24:48.014 --> 00:24:49.415
  • And his church is full of former players.
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  • [applause]
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  • Don't underestimate
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  • Don't underestimate what god can do when
  • 00:25:00.426 --> 00:25:02.895
  • What god can do when you're willing to exchange
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  • You're willing to exchange in currency with him.
  • 00:25:04.196 --> 00:25:06.766
  • In currency with him. with all of your heart,
  • 00:25:06.832 --> 00:25:08.067
  • With all of your heart, with all of your soul,
  • 00:25:08.134 --> 00:25:09.335
  • With all of your soul, with all of your mind,
  • 00:25:09.402 --> 00:25:11.137
  • With all of your mind, and with all of your strength.
  • 00:25:11.203 --> 00:25:13.406
  • And with all of your strength. can we stand in
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  • Can we stand in the presence of the lord?
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  • 00:25:15.841 --> 00:25:19.946
  • And church, i want you to know
  • 00:25:20.746 --> 00:25:24.283
  • And church, i want you to know that when you're willing
  • 00:25:24.350 --> 00:25:25.184
  • That when you're willing to exchange in the sacrifice
  • 00:25:25.251 --> 00:25:27.153
  • To exchange in the sacrifice of love with king jesus,
  • 00:25:27.219 --> 00:25:30.256
  • Of love with king jesus, you'll find him
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  • You'll find him to be el shaddai,
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  • To be el shaddai, the all-sufficient god.
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  • The all-sufficient god. the one who can meet your every
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  • The one who can meet your every need according to his
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  • Need according to his riches in glory.
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  • I want to thank you for joining us today,
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  • Joining us today, and i pray
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  • And i pray that you were blessed
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  • That you were blessed by this program.
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  • By this program. and i want to remind you that
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  • I pray that the word of god was a revelation
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  • Was a revelation to your heart and life
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  • His love, being his hands and his feet,
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  • Being his hands and his feet, and learning
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  • To love thy neighbor as thyself.
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